dates and key info 1646-60

Question 1

newcastle propositions

Answer 1

July 1646
attempt at a settlement between king and parliament 
- army 
- church 
- pardoning in parliament

Question 2

heads of proposals

Answer 2

1647
August
went further than newcastle propositions

Question 3

the engagement

Answer 3

december 1947

Question 4

the prayer meeting

Answer 4

windsor

may 1648

Question 5

declaration of the army

Answer 5

june 1647

‘not merely a mercenary army’

Question 6

putney debates

Answer 6

october - november 1647

Question 7

the agreement of the people

Answer 7

october 1647

implicitly argued for a democratic republic

Question 8

army rendevouz at corkbush field

Answer 8

november/december 1647

Question 9

pride’s purge

Answer 9

december 1648

Question 10

execution of charles

Answer 10

30th january 1649

Question 11

the humble petition

Answer 11

1647

- the levellers

Question 12

the remonstrance

Answer 12

November 1648

• ireton/army
• accused the king of tyranny and demanded his trial

Question 13

the vote of no addresses

Answer 13

January 1648

Question 14

2nd civil war

Answer 14

1648

Question 15

the newport treaty

Answer 15

September - November 1648

failed

Question 16

scots leave england after first civil war

Answer 16

january 1647

Question 17

the remonstrance

Answer 17

november 1648

Question 18

dunbar

Answer 18

1650-51

Question 19

the nominated assembly

Answer 19

meant to be:
July 1653 - November 1654
was in fact:
july 1653 - november 1653

Question 20

protectorate parliament

Answer 20

1654-9

Question 21

first sitting of protectorate parliament

Answer 21

September 1654 - jan 1655

Question 22

rule of major generals

Answer 22

October 1655 - January 1657

Question 23

humble petition and advice

Answer 23

march 1657

Question 24

death of oliver cromwell

Answer 24

September 1658

Question 25

who was cromwell’s secretary of state?

Answer 25

John Thurloe
very advanced espionage system
helped put down penruddock rising very quickly

Question 26

second sitting of protectorate parliament

Answer 26

September 1656 -

Question 27

richard cromwell’s protectorate

Answer 27

september 1658 - april 1659

Question 28

third sitting of protectorate parliament (oliver cromwell)

Answer 28

january - april 1659

Question 29

rump’s reassembling

Answer 29

may 1659

Question 30

richard cromwell resigns

Answer 30

april 1659

Question 31

who was charles fleetwood

Answer 31

one of the major generals and popular with oliver cromwell

wanted to keep richard cromwell in power as he thought he could control him

Question 32

committee of safety

Answer 32

october - december 1659

Question 33

key figures in the army

Answer 33

john lambert - leader of the rank and file
monck - sends humble petition and advice to Oliver Cromwell, scatters Lambert’s forces
Arthur Haselrig - councilor of state and leading Republican
John Desborough - opposition of Richard Cromwell and one of the major generals
Thomas Fleetwood - major general and opposition to Richard Cromwell

Question 34

rump’s second reassemblement

Answer 34

December 1659

Question 35

convention parliament

Answer 35

May - June 1660

Question 36

restoration of the monarchy

Answer 36

declaration of breda 8th may 1660

Question 37

charles escapes from army capture

Answer 37

november 1647

Question 38

parliament try to disband army and remove independant mps, nma march to london and reinstate mps

Answer 38

august 1647

Question 39

nma seize the king

Answer 39

june 1647

Question 40

charles escapes army in newmarket

Answer 40

november 1647